World Class Journalism

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015

Sacramento’s Sim Bhullar makes NBA history as first Indian player in league

There wasn’t much to it, there were just 16 seconds left in a blowout game, but it happened:

The Kings’ Sim Bhullar made NBA history as first player of Indian descent ever in the Association. The D-League call up likely will get more time in upcoming games. Hopefully we’ll get to see him do more than inbound the basketball.

It may have been one small step in an undecided game, but it was a giant step for the NBA — the first player with family from one of the world’s largest and most populated countries on the planet walked on to an NBA court and had his name called.

Bhullar is a bit of a project as a big man. But from the “things you can’t teach” file he is 7’5″ and weighs north of 350. He spent most of the season with the Reno Big Horns.